swallowed.
“I never said I didn’t want you.”
“I know that now.”
He reached for my hand.
“I want to spend the rest of my life showing you that I understand the difference.”
I looked toward the small upstairs window where Poppy was sleeping.
Then back at him.
“You don’t have to prove everything tonight.”
He squeezed my fingers.
“Then what do I need to do?”
I smiled gently.
“Come back tomorrow.”
He smiled too.
“I will.”
And when Adrian walked down the porch steps that evening, I didn’t stand
